Fylde Coast Women's Aid

Analysis

Fylde Coast Women's Aid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackpool. It was registered in June 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02806677). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Fylde Coast Women's Aid reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.2m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.4m (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Fylde Coast Women's Aid sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Akshaya Patra Foundation UK (£1.4m), Renewable World (£1.4m) and Brighton Women's Centre (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%, investments 1.7% and donations and legacies 1.4%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.